Chapter 99: Silence Before the Storm (For 160 Likes)
In the 24th district branch.
Su Xiao went to the bathroom as he was drenched in sweat and took a shower.
Before that, he checked how much his body had changed. In the past, intense exercise had worn him out, but today it wasn't so exhausting.
His stamina has been increased from the original 6 points to 10, and it feels like he has not just gained some 4 points, but has become more resilient, and at least twice as much.
Su Xiao ruffled his hair and walked out of the bathroom, and soon there was a hurried knock on his door.
When he opened the door, he saw a worried branch employee standing on the threshold.
— Mr. Byakuya, Yuna has just requested help, and there are abnormal changes in the mazes of District 24.
— Abnormal changes? What happened? Su Xiao became serious. He had always been somewhat wary of the 24th district. After all, the impression he got from the 24th district was too unusual.
— Ghouls gather in the mazes. They're attacking the security gate now. If you see it in person, you'll understand right away.
Su Xiao picked up his shirt from the bed and walked to the entrance of the 24th district.
Ten minutes later, Su Xiao appeared at the entrance, and the scene that caught his attention made him frown.
The entrance was a mess — some of the tents were crumpled and there were bloodstains in some places.
The blood was warm, indicating that there had been a recent battle here.
— Byakuya, over here, " Yuna's faint voice came from the rumpled tent, and Su Xiao quickly walked over to her.
— The gate was broken?
The situation was now quite obvious to him. The ghouls broke the gate and got out of the 24th district, and Yuna met them and tried to stop them.
Judging by Yuna's pierced chest, she didn't manage to stop them.
— Yuna was pale all over, and due to the excessive blood loss, her life was hanging in the balance.
— You won't die, I brought the medical staff with me.
Su Xiao pulled Yuna out of the tent and the medical staff immediately approached her.
— Byakuya, beginners...
— Yes, I get it.
All those newbies probably already died.
After the medics who came with Su Xiao treated Yuna's wound urgently, they immediately dragged Yuna back to the branch. Yuna's lung was punctured and she needed urgent surgery.
Su Xiao walked to the entrance of the maze and saw a few bloody footprints.
Yuna could have run away, but she didn't. The young girl knew that being an investigator is not just a job, but a responsibility.
Su Xiao entered the underground entrance. The metal gate was twisted and numerous marks could be seen on it.
Soon, he suddenly heard light footsteps. Su Xiao became alert, and a sword immediately appeared in his hand.
A swift figure appeared in his field of vision, and Su Xiao rushed forward...
The figure screamed and was shocked, but it raised its gun and fired several shots.
*Boom-boom...*
The blade of the sword stopped near the figure's neck.
— A person? Su Xiao looked at the gun, which was a unique firearm of the Ghoul Control Department.
— Q-Are you Investigator Byakuya? — the man holding the gun was a young man with a slightly plump body, but he had a very fat face. His clothes were covered in dust and blood, but you could see the uniform of the Ghoul Control Department.
— Tell me about what happened here, " Su Xiao didn't need to guess about this guy's identity. He realized that he was a rookie survivor.
On the way to the entrance, the branch staff explained to Su Xiao what had happened in the first place.
Yuna led the newcomers to the outer layer of the maze. After being attacked by a large number of ghouls, Yuna escaped from the 24th district and sought help from the headquarters.
— The guy sat down on the ground and the gun fell out of his hands, and he covered his face with his hands and began to cry.
— We were attacked, Yuna-sama made us leave, and we, uh-uh — uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh- uh-uh-uh-uh...".
But Su Xiao understood everything from the fat man's broken speech.
Yuna is back with the rookies.
Yuna understood that although the metal gate was strong, it couldn't withstand the continuous attacks of the ghouls, so she let the newcomers leave first. She was left at the entrance alone and met the enemy.
Yuna was determined to stop them.
If a large number of ghouls were to break free, it would cause all the areas near 24 to suffer greatly.
Yuna's decision was the right one, but a rookie suddenly started insisting that he would rather die with Yuna. It was a rookie who had previously wanted to help Yuna treat her injuries.
The young man's speech excited the other newcomers. They all believed that if they worked together, they could stand up to the ghouls.
These newcomers were the best students in their respective departments, and they were all confident that they could kill the ghouls.
But the actions of these newcomers made Yuna quite angry.
Fortunately, they didn't cause her any trouble, and although Yuna knew that they would die as soon as the battle started, she didn't have time to say anything.
When Yuna wanted to teach them a lesson and send them away, the metal gate was breached.
The result was quite simple. Due to the large number of stupid newcomers, Yuna almost died. The newcomers didn't wait for the battle to start and immediately began to retreat.
And the guy who first volunteered to die with Yuna, seeing the ghouls rushing at them, immediately ran away, and it was because of his escape that the others started to run away.
After all, they weren't the first to escape from the battlefield. With similar thoughts, these newbies ran away.
The first investigator who escaped was not very fast, so he was eaten by a ghoul, and his head was taken away by a psychopathic ghoul. Leaving, he lamented that he would definitely make a "glass" out of his head.».
Yuna had suffered so much because she was forced to cover up the stupid newcomers ' retreat.
— That bastard Ito was the first to offer to help, but because of him, we all dragged Yuna to the bottom.".
— How many newcomers survived? Approximately how many people are still alive? but there was no answer to Su Xiao's question. He only cried harder.
Su Xiao gripped the hilt of his sword as he had an overwhelming urge to kill this guy.
He was weak, but tears wouldn't change anything.
— Byakuya, what should I do now? The guy looked up at Su Xiao, but saw that he had taken out his phone.
He was answered quickly, but there was a constant hiss on the other side.
— Arima, do you know what happened in the 24th district?
— *Shh-shh*... I know... *Sh-sh-sh*...
The connection quality was very poor. After a while, the connection became better, but sometimes you could still hear the hiss.
— I... can't help you.".. hold the entrance... I'll be back soon...
Su Xiao understood the main meaning of Kisho Arima's suggestion, but asked: — You're not underground right now, are you?
There weren't many places with a bad signal in Tokyo. Kisho Arima was a District 24 investigator. He couldn't leave Tokyo.
There was only one place Kisho Arima could be right now with such a terrible connection.
— I'm underground... I'm looking for ... a reason... I'm... a solution...
The signal became extremely poor in the blink of an eye, and it almost left Su Xiao speechless.
If he understood everything correctly, Kisho Arima went to the deeper layer of the 24th district.
— It is clear that Yuna was seriously injured, but we arrived on time, and now she is being treated.
Kisho Arima paused, but soon said,"...Understood.
After that, Su Xiao hung up the phone.
The guy looked at Su Xiao with tears in his eyes, full of worship.
— I - "he started to continue, but Su Xiao raised his hand and showed him a" don't make a sound " sign, then pressed his fingers to the ground.
The vibrations quickly reached his fingers. A very large group was running through the underground passages and approaching them.
— Go back and contact headquarters, tell them we need investigators.
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